Case for record-books



UNITED STATES PATENT -l OFFICE.

WILLIAM I-I. SOMERS, OF URBANA, ILLINOIS.

CASE FOR RECORD-BOOKS.

To all whom it may concern: i

Beit known that I, WILLIAM H. SOMERS, of Urbana,in the county ofChampaign and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful devicefor protecting and facilitating the use of records, ledgers,shippinglbooks, and other large books; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a clear, full, and exact description of the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this speciteation, in which-f Figure l is a perspectiveView; Fig. 2, a side or longitudinal elevation ;V Fig. 3, a verticalsection; Fig. 4, the longitudinal elevation extended .so as to show theoperation of the drawer, which embodies the principle herein claimed.

Letter A is a slide-bar, having a wedgeshaped end, giving it a leverpower when used in closing the drawer by means of passing between thelower projection of the sides d d of the drawer, connected with thebottom B thereof by hinges C C.

Letter B represents the base or bottom of the drawer, which is concavedupon the upper side for the purpose of fitting it to the bindord slidesin and-out of the case.

rIhe lever introduced may be modified and changed in various ways so asto prevent friction, 85e., by the introduction of rollers, iron casing,te., and I hereby claim the benefit of said modification and changes sofar as the lever power of the drawer is concerned.

I claim- In the construction of a drawer for holding record and otherbooks, the method of opening and closing the same, with the record, bymeans of the lever A, operating to close the drawer by the act ofsliding into the case, substantially as shown and described.

W. H. SOMERS.

Witnesses:

WM. B. WEBBER, L. A. MCLEAN.

